SPORTS EXTRA / RYDER CUP : Europe

COLIN MONTGOMERIE

* Age: 36.

* Career victories: 26.

* 1999 victories: Benson & Hedges International, Volvo PGA Championship, Loch Lomond, Scandinavian Masters, BMW International Open.

* Majors: None.

* Ryder Cup experience: 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997.

* Ryder Cup record: 9-6-3.

* Ryder Cup moment: Has not lost in singles. Came from 4 down with four holes to play to earn halve vs. Mark Calcavecchia in 1991, beat U.S. Open champion in ’93 (Lee Janzen), Masters champion in ’95 (Ben Crenshaw) and conceded a 15-foot par putt to halve with Scott Hoch in ’97.

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LEE WESTWOOD

* Age: 26.

* Career victories: 17.

* 1999 victories: Dutch Open, European Open, European Masters.

* Majors: None.

* Ryder Cup experience: 1997.

* Ryder Cup record: 2-3-0.

* Ryder Cup moment: Tutored by Nick Faldo as a rookie at Valderrama, going 2-2 in team matches but getting whipped by Jeff Maggert in singles.

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DARREN CLARKE

* Age: 31.

* Career victories: 6.

* 1999 victories: English Open.

* Majors: None.

* Ryder Cup experience: 1997.

* Ryder Cup record: 1-1-0.

* Ryder Cup moment: Sponsor MacGregor offered him a Ferrari if he went undefeated at Valderrama. He won his only team match, but lost the car when Phil Mickelson beat him in singles.

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PAUL LAWRIE

* Age: 30.

* Career victories: 3.

* 1999 victories: Qatar Masters, British Open.

* Majors: British Open (‘99).

* Ryder Cup experience: None.

* Ryder Cup record: 0-0-0.

* Ryder Cup moment: Wasn’t even aware he had made the team after his British Open victory. Probably still in shock that he won.

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MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ

* Age: 35.

* Career victories: 6.

* 1999 victories: Turespana Masters.

* Majors: None.

* Ryder Cup experience: None.

* Ryder Cup record: 0-0-0.

* Ryder Cup moment: Europe’s oldest rookie. Europe’s second-oldest player.

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JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL

* Age: 33.

* Career victories: 24.

* 1999 victories: Masters.

* Majors: Masters (‘94, ‘99).

* Ryder Cup experience: 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997.

* Ryder Cup record: 14-8-3.

* Ryder Cup moment: Along with Seve Ballesteros, part of the most formidable team in Ryder Cup history. But in singles he is 1-4.

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SERGIO GARCIA

* Age: 19.

* Career victories: 2.

* 1999 victories: Irish Open.

* Majors: None, but any questions about his moxie in majors were answered at the PGA Championship. The most celebrated 19-year-old at The Country Club since Francis Ouimet.

* Ryder Cup experience: None.

* Ryder Cup record: 0-0-0.

* Ryder Cup moment: Youngest player in history.

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JARMO SANDELIN

* Age: 32.

* Career victories: 4.

* 1999 victories: Spanish Open, German Open.

* Majors: None.

* Ryder Cup experience: None.

* Ryder Cup record: 0-0-0.

* Ryder Cup moment: Exchanged words with Phil Mickelson in Dunhill Cup, accused Mark O’Meara (Mark-it-nearer) in the Lancome Trophy. No telling what he’ll do in the Ryder Cup.

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JEAN VAN De VELDE

* Age: 33.

* Career victories: 2.

* 1999 victories: None.

* Majors: None.

* Ryder Cup experience: None.

* Ryder Cup record: 0-0-0.

* Ryder Cup moment: “Great, I’ll try to finish my matches before 18,” the author of last-hole collapse at Carnoustie said when told he probably would make the Ryder Cup team.

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PADRAIG HARRINGTON

* Age: 28.

* Career victories: 2.

* 1999 victories: None.

* Majors: None.

* Ryder Cup experience: None.

* Ryder Cup record: 0-0-0.

* Ryder Cup moment: Appreciates the history from the 10 Ryder Cup team photos of Christy O’Connor Sr. in the Royal Dublin clubhouse.

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ANDREW COLTART

* Age: 29.

* Career victories: 3.

* 1999 victories: None.

* Majors: None.

* Ryder Cup experience: None.

* Ryder Cup record: 0-0-0.

* Ryder Cup moment: Watching it on TV. Could face additional pressure as a surprise captain’s pick, particularly since Mark James chose him over experience (Bernhard Langer).

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JESPER PARNEVIK

* Age: 34.

* Career victories: 9.

* 1999 victories: Greater Greensboro Classic.

* Majors: None.

* Ryder Cup experience: 1997.

* Ryder Cup record: 1-1-2.

* Ryder Cup moment: Birdied the 17th and 18th of best-ball match with Per-Ulrik Johansson for a 1-up victory over Tom Lehman and Jim Furyk.